11 Jan
Three Spectacular Vases Lent by Italy to Metropolitan Museum for Four Years Replace Euphronios Krater
As a result of the agreement negotiated by Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Ministero per I Beni Culturali e Ambientali, the Republic of Italy is lending the Metropolitan Museum three outstanding ancient Greek vases […]
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10 Jan
After Three Decades as Director, Philippe de Montebello Announces Retirement from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(New York, January 8, 2008)-The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that Philippe de Montebello-whose long and storied career at the Museum has spanned nearly a third of the institution’s entire history-will retire after more than 30 years as its […]
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28 Dec
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open on New Year’s Eve (9:30-5:30) this holiday season, as part of its Holiday Monday program.Many special exhibitions are now on view - including the immensely popular Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (open through January 6) and New Galleries for 19th- and […]
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20 Dec
Jasper Johns’s Shades of Gray Revealed in Major Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Opening February 5
Exhibition Dates: February 5 - May 4, 2008
Exhibition Location: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
Press Preview: […]
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20 Dec
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve this holiday season as part of its Holiday Monday program. On each of those days, the Museum will be open 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Many special exhibitions are now on view - including the immensely popular Age of Rembrandt: Dutch […]
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18 Dec
Metropolitan Museum Acquires Diane Arbus Archive
(New York, December 18, 2007)-The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it has acquired the complete archive of Diane Arbus (1923-1971), the legendary American photographer known for her revelatory portraits of couples, children, nudists, carnival performers, and eccentrics. The Estate of Diane […]
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07 Dec
“blog.mode: addressing fashion” Sparks Dialogue at Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute
Exhibition dates: December 18, 2007 - April 13, 2008
Location: The Costume Institute
Press preview: Monday, December 17, 10 a.m. - noon
As a living art, fashion is open to multiple readings, and blog.mode: addressing fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from December 18, 2007, through April 13, […]
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23 Oct
Gala Benefit May 5, 2008, with Honorary Chair Giorgio Armani and Co-Chairs George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Anna Wintour
Exhibition dates: May 7–September 1, 2008
Exhibition location: Special exhibition galleries, first floor
Press preview: Monday, May 5, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
As superheroes enjoy a surge in mass popularity not seen since the golden age of comic books in the […]
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18 Oct
[ October 23, 2007; 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. ] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Celebrate the opening of the New Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
9:30–3:30
Schedule of Events for opening day
Preview more than 25,000 square feet of public space dedicated to learning, study, and inspiration. Join us for our first day of programs as we reopen the Uris Center […]
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